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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie McGordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swift is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by War Pigs. Stevie McGordon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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174 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie McGordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Swift!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McGordon is defended easily by Swift.
McGordon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Swift.
Casey Swift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swift feints a jab promting McGordon to slip. Swift then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McGordon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Swift throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Swift misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Swift as McGordon shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swift throws a sloppy head kick and McGordon moves out of range easily.
As Swift tries to get set, McGordon tries to push him back and clinch up but Swift manages to avoid the attempt.
A head kick misses from McGordon.
Swift has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Swift scores with a hook to the body. McGordon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGordon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevie McGordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGordon tries a head kick but it misses.
McGordon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Swift's corner calls for a 1-2. Swift obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Swift scores with a spinning back kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Swift. McGordon shrugs it off though.
Swift does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Swift lands a head shot.
McGordon fails with the takedown.
McGordon moves out of range as Swift throws a body kick.
Swift scores with a push kick.
McGordon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Swift throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGordon.
McGordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Swift scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGordon avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift lands a slapping body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGordon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab by Swift.
McGordon is rocked!
Swift lands with a big left! McGordon is wobbled badly! Swift comes in with a flurry of punches and drops McGordon to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Casey Swift!
A very excited looking Casey Swift made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duke Pudwill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Irving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudwill comes to the cage accompanied by Tum Tum. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke Pudwill !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jasper Irving!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irving scores with a decent looking hook.
Pudwill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pudwill there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Irving misses the target.
Irving misses with a series of wild punches.
Pudwill seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Irving lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pudwill avoids the body shot from Irving.
Pudwill went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pudwill checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pudwill slips under a jab from Irving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irving connects with a right hand. Pudwill shakes it off.
Pudwill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irving.
Pudwill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pudwill is looking for a counter combo.
Irving throws a series of punches but Pudwill moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irving dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Irving. Those never looked like landing.
Pudwill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Irving connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pudwill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Irving. Irving obviously looking to wear him down.
Irving misses with a hook. Pudwill ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Pudwill tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pudwill moves out of range as Irving strikes.
Irving dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Irving throws a chopping leg kick but Pudwill manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pudwill is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Irving.
Pudwill is rocked!
Irving circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Pudwill to the canvas! Pudwill doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Irving keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jasper Irving!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Vale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Frederiksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vale comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead-Iron Fist . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Vale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Frederiksen!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vale decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vale with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Frederiksen is staying active underneath Vale, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vale with the ground and pound but Frederiksen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Frederiksen can't keep his opponent in guard - Vale advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vale is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vale trying to control the action but Frederiksen is working from the bottom.
Vale throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vale wants to control but Frederiksen is keeping him busy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vale stalling away here and it's allowed Frederiksen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Vale is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Vale's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Frederiksen wants to sweep here but Vale controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vale clinches.
Frederiksen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vale has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Frederiksen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Vale controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Vale's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Vale. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Vale tightening his grip on Frederiksen, looking for the choke.
Vale connects with a big shot to the side of Frederiksen's head.
Frederiksen takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Vale wants to control but Frederiksen is keeping busy.
Frederiksen is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Vale gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Vale gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Vale apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Vale clobbers Frederiksen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've been informed that Frederiksen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vale closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frederiksen circles away.
Vale dives in and grabs Frederiksen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frederiksen pushes down on Vale's head and hops out.
Vale pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Frederiksen back to the cage. Vale follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vale drops Frederiksen with a left and a right! Oh, Frederiksen is hurt - Vale dives into side control looking to finish!
Frederiksen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frederiksen being controlled for a moment.
Frederiksen is still in real trouble! Can Vale finish him?
Vale works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Frederiksen looks winded!
Vale wants to control but Frederiksen is keeping him busy.
Vale has knee on belly momentarily but Frederiksen bucks him off and regains half guard.
Frederiksen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Vale dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frederiksen seems to have recovered his senses.
Vale tries to close the distance and clinch but Frederiksen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frederiksen! But no joy.
Frederiksen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vale feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Frederiksen crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simon Vale!
Simon Vale took some time post fight to say the following; 'I am the man that can't fail. I am the demon Simon Vale,and I just made you my bitch, who's next. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Campion!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campion drives through with a takedown into Gonzalez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gonzalez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Campion's guard.
Campion is looking to stand up but Gonzalez isn't so interested in that idea.
Gonzalez gets to his feet - Campion follows without any prompting.
Thomas Campion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campion misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Campion avoids it easily.
Gonzalez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gonzalez wants it to stay on the feet.
Campion tries to clinch
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Campion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campion tries to clinch up
and Campion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
It looked like Gonzalez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Campion throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campion closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gonzalez circles away.
Campion tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gonzalez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Campion somewhat.
Jesse Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Campion.
Gonzalez lands with a nice body punch.
Gonzalez tests Campion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Campion throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzalez's waist but Gonzalez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Campion off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez cracks Campion with a good jab.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Campion saw that one coming.
Campion moves into the clinch successfully.
Campion manages to break the clinch.
Campion throws a right hand that Gonzalez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzalez also avoids with ease.
Campion fails with the takedown
and Campion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Campion has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Campion avoids the punch easily.
Campion swinging wildly here.
Gonzalez throwing a counter right hand but Campion manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Campion.
Gonzalez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Campion fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Campion misses with a hook to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gonzalez wants it to stay on the feet.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Campion ducked under it nicely.
Campion let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A left lands for Gonzalez.
Campion looking to score a takedown here. Gonzalez is defending well but Campion drives through and ends up in Gonzalez's guard.
Campion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Campion tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
Campion postures up in Gonzalez's guard and throws a big left but Gonzalez blocks it.
Campion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Campion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campion throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Campion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
Campion is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gonzalez lands a head shot.
Campion wants to clinch but Gonzalez slips to the side
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campion misses with a takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Campion gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Gonzalez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Campion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gonzalez pulls Campion in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzalez is on top in guard.
Gonzalez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Campion is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gonzalez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Thomas Campion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've been told by Gonzalez's head coaches at Malicious Intent Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Campion misses.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Campion right on the button with a cross.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Campion moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campion misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Campion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Campion crashes against the mat.
Gonzalez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzalez is trying to buck Campion off.
Gonzalez defending against the ground and pound.
Campion throws a strike aimed at the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep.
Campion sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gonzalez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is pushing Campion's head away, looking to escape. Campion manages to hold on to the position though.
Campion creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gonzalez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Campion looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
It looks like Jesse Gonzalez has been cut.
Campion is trying to ground and pound but Gonzalez uses the momentary lack of control by Campion to regain half guard.
Campion is looking for submissions but instead, Gonzalez has regained full guard.
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but Campion controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Campion throws an elbow that misses. Gonzalez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Campion's guard. Nice move by Gonzalez!
Campion working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campion is trying to hold Gonzalez in close to prevent damage but Gonzalez has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Campion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jesse Gonzalez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campion can do to turn this around?
Campion shoots and misses
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Campion has his takedown stuffed
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Campion thinking.
Campion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion shoots in looking for a takedown but Gonzalez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Campion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jesse Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Campion.
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Campion closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzalez, looking for a takedown. Campion pushes Gonzalez against the cage but Gonzalez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gonzalez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion moves into the clinch successfully.
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Campion is keeping busy.
Campion is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gonzalez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gonzalez presses Campion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Campion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzalez is looking to control Campion's arms but Campion gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gonzalez has his back to the cage.
Gonzalez trying to control the position but instead, Campion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gonzalez into the cage.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Campion avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jesse Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Gonzalez stuns Campion with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Campion lands a jab-cross combination.
Campion misses with a combination
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campion fails with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez lands a jab.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Campion has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gonzalez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Campion momentarily.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gonzalez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jesse Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Campion with a poor takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Campion moves out of range.
Gonzalez lands a jab-cross combination.
Gonzalez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Gonzalez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Campion closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gonzalez to the mat! Gonzalez manages to get full guard.
Thomas Campion has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gonzalez has Campion pulled in close to control his posture.
Campion wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Campion with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzalez pulls Campion in close to prevent any damage.
Campion throws a strike but Gonzalez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gonzalez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gonzalez continues to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gonzalez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Gonzalez!
In defeat, Thomas Campion stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better man today. Now I go back to training to make sure that I'm the better man tomorrow. Thanks to the fans for all of their support.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Turd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Turd Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ferguson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferguson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferguson cracks Griffin with a good jab.
It looks like Chris Griffin has been cut.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches.
Griffin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ferguson breaks from the clinch.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Ferguson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferguson throwing a counter right hand but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Griffin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferguson counters with a left to the body.
Ferguson catches Griffin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Griffin lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Griffin is rocked!
Griffin glances at the clock... BAM! Ferguson nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Griffin crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Griffin is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Turd Ferguson!
Turd Ferguson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Tomonaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomonaka comes to the cage accompanied by Pistolero. The crowd seem to be enjoying Parker's choice of entrance music: Flash - Queen . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Tomonaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelvin Parker!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomonaka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Parker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tomonaka is trying to get back to full guard.
Tomonaka is positioning himself well to prevent Parker advancing to mount.
Parker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tomonaka has managed to free his arm - good work.
Parker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tomonaka!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaka holds on for dear life.
Parker goes for an armbar but Tomonaka turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tomonaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tomonaka sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tomonaka trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Parker looking for a sweep. Not yet Parker, not yet.
Parker has a closed guard, preventing Tomonaka from standing up.
Parker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tomonaka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tomonaka is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tomonaka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parker looking for a sweep. Not yet Parker, not yet.
Tomonaka slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaka is taking a breather. Parker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tomonaka wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.
Tomonaka content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parker misses with a hook
and Tomonaka counters with a straight right hand.
Parker looks to throw the jab but Tomonaka is out of range.
Parker throws a hook but Tomonaka blocks it.
Parker swings widly with a right hand
and Tomonaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses
and Tomonaka counters with a good low kick that Parker was not able to check.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch but Tomonaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parker lands with a straight right. Tomonaka didn't see that one coming.
Tomonaka is rocked!
It looks like Magnus Tomonaka has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack! Parker connects with the perfect overhand right and Tomonaka falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Parker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kelvin Parker!
After winning the bout, Kelvin Parker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Magnus Tomonaka was interviewed post fight and said 'Arigato gozaimash'ta. A worthy opponent.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devin Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacare Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan's entrance music is Move B***H. A fine choice. Jacare Romero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacare Romero!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Logan.
Logan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Romero tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Logan is in Romero's guard.
Logan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romero tries to strike from the bottom.
Logan is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Romero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Logan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Romero is tightening it up a little... Logan has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Logan reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Logan taps out! Nice BJJ there by Romero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jacare Romero!
A pretty intense looking Jacare Romero took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ridgeway is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Forgotten War. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cornelius Carr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carr throws a big shot that misses.
Ridgeway takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Carr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ridgeway steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Carr.
Carr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ridgeway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carr scrambles back to his feet.
Carr blocks the body kick.
Carr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carr misses with a two punch combination.
Ridgeway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carr throws out the jab.
Ridgeway moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Carr.
Ridgeway misses with a straight left.
Ridgeway throws a sloppy head kick and Carr moves out of range easily.
Carr throwing a counter right hand but Ridgeway manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway misses with the combination.
Ridgeway fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway cracks Carr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway scores with a nice body kick.
Ridgeway misses with a low kick as Carr jumps back.
It looked like Carr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab from Ridgeway.
Nice body punch from Ridgeway.
Carr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway takes one to the side of the head.
Ridgeway blocks the body kick.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Carr.
Ridgeway misses with a body kick.
Carr scores with a jab. Ridgeway acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ridgeway misses with a looping right.
Carr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway misses with a body shot.
Carr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ridgeway throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ridgeway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ridgeway throws a lazy uppercut
and Carr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ridgeway fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ridgeway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carr circles away quickly and effectively.
Carr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ridgeway throws a chopping leg kick but Carr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the side of Carr's head but Carr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carr moves away from the strike by Ridgeway.
Carr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carr thuds his right hand into Ridgeway's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carr blocks a jab.
Carr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ridgeway was well out of range. Poor timing from Carr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr misses the shot to the body.
Ridgeway throws the kick towards the body but Carr avoids it.
Ridgeway tries to work over Carr's front leg with a kick but Carr checks it.
Carr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ridgeway doesn't seem bothered though.
Ridgeway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Carr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway instigates a clinch.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ridgeway misses with some punches.
Carr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ridgeway lands a hook that snaps the head of Carr backwards.
Ridgeway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Carr.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway misses with some punches.
Ridgeway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike.
Carr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ridgeway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ridgeway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carr blocks an uppercut.
Ridgeway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Carr controls the action.
Carr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carr is trying to pull guard but Ridgeway turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carr swings for the body but Ridgeway moves out of range.
Ridgeway goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ridgeway on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ridgeway.
Carr throws a shot to the body.
Carr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Carr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carr slips a jab and a cross from Ridgeway.
A telegraphed right hand from Carr misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carr throws a chopping leg kick but Ridgeway manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ridgeway throws a big shot that misses.
Carr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Carr.
Carr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ridgeway finds it's way round the side to connect with Carr's head.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the side of Carr's head but Carr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carr.
Ridgeway wants to counter with a clinch but Carr pushes him away.
Ridgeway moves out of range of the leg kick from Carr.
Ridgeway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ridgeway lunges at Carr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carr's hand.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Carr.
A jab lands there for Carr.
Carr scores with a sloppy right hand. Ridgeway should have avoided that one.
Ridgeway takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carr misses with a wild body shot.
Carr checks a leg kick.
Carr moves out of range of the strikes.
Ridgeway drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ridgeway bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carr loads up on a big right hand but Ridgeway slips the punch.
Cornelius Carr is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr cracks Ridgeway with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ridgeway moves away.
Carr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ridgeway looks to clinch
and Carr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carr lands with a nice combination. Ridgeway backs away looking to recover.
Carr throws the left hand but Ridgeway avoids the punch easily.
Ridgeway is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ridgeway misses with a wild combination.
Carr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Ridgeway.
Carr throwing a counter right hand but Ridgeway manages to avoid it.
Ridgeway closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ridgeway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ridgeway misses with a looping right.
Carr misses the shot to the body.
Carr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ridgeway misses with a wild body shot.
Ridgeway just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Ridgeway there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ridgeway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Ridgeway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Carr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carr. Ridgeway does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carr. Ridgeway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carr keeps the fight on the outside.
Ridgeway throws a front kick that sends Carr stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Carr.
Carr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ridgeway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A bone on bone clash there as Ridgeway blocks the leg kick.
Carr scores with a decent looking hook.
Ridgeway closes the distance and pushes Carr back into the cage.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carr trying to control the position but instead, Ridgeway has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carr into the cage.
Ridgeway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carr's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Carr dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Carr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway swings widly with a right hand
and Ridgeway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ridgeway will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ridgeway moves out of range of the strikes.
Carr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ridgeway manages to avoid it.
Ridgeway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Carr misses its intended target.
Ridgeway with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carr to score with a decent uppercut.
Ridgeway throws a jab but it's blocked by Carr.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ridgeway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ridgeway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ridgeway wants to counter the offense by Carr and move into the clinch position.
Ridgeway moves out of range of the body kick.
Carr cracks the inside of Ridgeway's front leg.
Ridgeway tries to clinch but Carr is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carr avoids the body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carr throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Ridgeway misses.
Ridgeway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carr throws a body shot but no joy.
Ridgeway misses with a kick to the body.
Ridgeway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carr was well out of range. Poor timing from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carr misses with a looping right.
Carr misses with an uppercut.
Ridgeway misses with an uppercut. Carr saw that one coming.
Ridgeway throws a jab but it's blocked by Carr.
Nice straight punches there by Carr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway misses with a hook
and Carr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ridgeway swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carr counters with an outside leg kick.
Carr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Ridgeway misses.
Ridgeway takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ridgeway throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carr lands a nice shot to the body.
Ridgeway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ridgeway gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carr.
Ridgeway attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ridgeway checks a leg kick.
Carr avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ridgeway finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carr misses with a leg kick.
Carr misses with a looping right.
Ridgeway throws a push kick but Carr slaps the foot to one side.
Ridgeway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carr manages to avoid it.
Carr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carr's corner calls for a 1-2. Carr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ridgeway swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ridgeway paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ridgeway throws a lazy uppercut
and Ridgeway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carr misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carr.
Ridgeway misses with a body shot
and Carr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carr moves away.
Ridgeway drops his hands momentarily and Carr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ridgeway darts in and clinches Carr up against the cage.
Good body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with the head strike.
Ridgeway takes a shot to the head.
Ridgeway working aggressively here.
Ridgeway digs a right hand underneath Carr's ribcage. Carr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ridgeway lands with a left to the head.
Carr blocking some punches.
Carr struggles to land a body shot inside as Ridgeway controls his hands.
Carr blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cornelius Carr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cornelius Carr!
Cornelius Carr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Stoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Mills acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Stoic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Mills!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoic dives in and grabs Mills's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mills pushes down on Stoic's head and hops out.
Stoic shoots in looking for a takedown. Mills tries to sprawl out of it but Stoic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mills manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stoic backing away here, and Mills unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stoic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stoic tries for a takedown but Mills circles away easily
and Mills counters with a low kick, right behind Stoic 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Stoic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mills lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Victor Stoic has been cut.
Mills defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stoic.
Mills cracks the inside of Stoic's front leg.
Stoic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mills is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stoic wants to get back to his feet.
Stoic wants to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoic trying to get back to full guard but Mills takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mills trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stoic tries to hold on but Mills postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mills takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stoic looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Mills working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mills looking for the choke but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoic wants to get back to his feet.
Mills working for a choke but Stoic is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mills keeps control of the position as Stoic tries to break free.
Stoic is trying to stand back up.
Stoic trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills controlling from the back.
Mills struggling to keep hold of the position.
Stoic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mills on the ground.
Stoic is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mills's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Mills might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stoic haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Stoic is trying to get back to his feet but Mills has full control of the position and if anything, Stoic has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Stoic tries to break free.
Mills controlling the position well here. Stoic rolled but Mills kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills is looking to control Stoic but Stoic is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Stoic showing good submission defense here.
Mills struggling to keep hold of the position.
Stoic is trying to stand back up.
Mills is persistently looking for the submission but Stoic is defending it well.
Stoic trying to control the hands but Mills won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Mills dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Stoic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stoic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mills can pounce on him.
Stoic misses with a takedown
and Mills counters with a low kick, right behind Stoic 's knee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mills. That's going to slow Stoic down.
Mills scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mills thuds a left hand into Stoic's body.
Stoic dives in and grabs Mills's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mills pushes down on Stoic's head and hops out.
Mills slaps away a takedown attempt from Stoic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Stoic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mills stuns Stoic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Victor Stoic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mills, as that shot connected.
Stoic is rocked!
Stoic darts in looking for a takedown but Mills gets double underhooks and turns Stoic into the cage.
Oh Stoic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mills connects with a body shot that sends Stoic's belly button to the back.
Mills throws a monster overhand right that drops Stoic! Mills follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Mills! Bryan Mills retains his lightweight title!
Bryan Mills decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ferenz Balas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Legend Zatoichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zatoichi has chosen Sixty Seconds To ..... as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ferenz Balas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Legend Zatoichi!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Zatoichi.
Balas throws a jab when Zatoichi was well out of range.
Balas misses with a series of wild punches.
Balas dodges the punch combination from Zatoichi.
Balas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zatoichi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zatoichi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body punch from Zatoichi.
Zatoichi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zatoichi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zatoichi lands a nice looking body shot.
Zatoichi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zatoichi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zatoichi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Balas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zatoichi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balas throws a series of punches but Zatoichi avoids them all with ease.
Balas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balas looks to score with a jab to the body but Zatoichi is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balas connects with a single shot there.
Balas punishes Zatoichi's body with a nice straight punch.
Zatoichi misses with a hook
and Balas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferenz Balas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zatoichi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Balas.
A punch lands to the side of Zatoichi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zatoichi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zatoichi missing with a left hand there. Balas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zatoichi slips a jab and a cross from Balas.
Balas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zatoichi.
Zatoichi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balas misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zatoichi slips under a jab from Balas.
Zatoichi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balas moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Balas trying to stall but Zatoichi improves his position.
Balas can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balas.
Zatoichi lands a good knee to the midsection. Balas won't want to take too many of those.
Zatoichi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Balas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Balas avoiding damage as Zatoichi throws knees to the body.
Balas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zatoichi is keeping busy.
Balas trying to stall but Zatoichi improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zatoichi.
Zatoichi trying to stall but Balas improves his position.
Balas is looking to break free of the clinch but Zatoichi has double underhooks.
Zatoichi swings wildly with an uppercut but Balas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Balas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balas trying to control the position but instead, Zatoichi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Balas into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zatoichi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Balas's face.
A body shot lands from Zatoichi.
Zatoichi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balas.
Balas is trying to maintain a safe position but Zatoichi gets an underhook and turns Balas into the cage.
Zatoichi scores with a shoulder strike.
Zatoichi misses with a body punch.
Balas wants to stall.
Balas breaks the clinch.
Zatoichi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Balas does it's job there.
Balas misses with a wild body shot.
Zatoichi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Balas.
Balas misses with an uppercut. Zatoichi saw that one coming.
Balas throws a poor cross that misses
and Zatoichi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zatoichi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balas to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Balas.
Zatoichi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balas wants to clinch but Zatoichi slips to the side
and Zatoichi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zatoichi staying out of range there.
Zatoichi slips under a jab from Balas.
Balas blocks a jab.
Balas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Balas just misses with a punch to the body.
Zatoichi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Balas throws an off balance right hand
and Zatoichi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zatoichi avoids the body shot from Balas.
Zatoichi dips to his left and cracks Balas with an uppercut!
Balas misses with an uppercut
and Zatoichi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zatoichi moves away from the strike by Balas.
Zatoichi throws a good cross that connects.
Balas misses with a left hand
and Zatoichi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zatoichi tries to clinch but Balas moves out of range.
Balas throwing a counter right hand but Zatoichi manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balas scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Legend Zatoichi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Balas lands a slapping body shot.
Zatoichi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balas was well out of range. Poor timing from Zatoichi.
Balas misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Zatoichi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zatoichi connects with a looping right hand.
Zatoichi misses with a wild body shot.
Zatoichi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Balas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Balas throws a jab when Zatoichi was well out of range.
Balas tries to move into range but Zatoichi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zatoichi throws a right hand that Balas ducks under and follows up with a left that Balas also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zatoichi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Balas misses with a looping left.
Balas misses with an uppercut
and Zatoichi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balas throws a lazy uppercut
and Zatoichi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zatoichi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Balas as he connects with a hook.
Balas throws a jab when Zatoichi was well out of range.
Zatoichi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zatoichi misses with a hook to the body
and Balas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zatoichi thinking.
Balas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balas swings for the body but Zatoichi moves out of range.
The Legend Zatoichi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zatoichi moves out of range as Balas strikes.
Zatoichi dodges the punch combination from Balas.
Zatoichi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Balas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Balas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balas throws a series of punches but Zatoichi moves out of range.
Balas thuds his right hand into Zatoichi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Balas looks to land a combination. Zatoichi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zatoichi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balas.
Balas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balas throws a jab but it's blocked by Zatoichi.
Good exchange - Zatoichi coming out on top.
Balas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zatoichi.
Balas works Zatoichi's body with a nice hook.
Zatoichi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zatoichi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Balas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Balas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Balas catches Zatoichi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zatoichi ducks under a wild hook from Balas.
Zatoichi throws a hook but Balas avoids it easily.
Zatoichi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balas was well out of range. Poor timing from Zatoichi.
A little feinted left hand from Balas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zatoichi looks to land a right hand but Balas moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Balas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zatoichi ducks right into an uppercut from Balas.
Nice straight punches there by Balas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Balas.
Balas misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zatoichi lands a nice shot that snaps Balas's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balas. Zatoichi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zatoichi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Balas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zatoichi just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Balas.
Balas cracks Zatoichi with a good jab.
Zatoichi throws a body shot but no joy.
Balas scores with a decent looking hook.
Balas throws an off balance right hand
and Zatoichi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zatoichi misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zatoichi.
A big left from Balas misses.
Zatoichi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Balas.
Balas takes one on the button.
Zatoichi wants to slow Balas down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balas lands with an overhand left.
Zatoichi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zatoichi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balas.
Balas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zatoichi. Zatoichi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Balas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Balas lands a head shot.
Balas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zatoichi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zatoichi scores with the left hand. Balas knows he should have avoided that one.
Balas looks to land a right hand but Zatoichi moved out of range.
Balas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zatoichi takes a swing at Balas's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zatoichi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Balas misses the jab.
Zatoichi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Zatoichi throws a body punch but Balas moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ferenz Balas will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zatoichi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balas throws a poor cross that misses
and Balas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zatoichi.
Zatoichi defending well as Balas loads up on a big left hand.
Zatoichi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balas with a hook.
Zatoichi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zatoichi takes a swing at Balas's ribcage but misses.
Zatoichi throws a series of punches but Balas avoids them all with ease.
Balas is looking to counter punch.
Balas misses with a hook. Zatoichi ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zatoichi throws a looping overhand right but Balas ducks down to avoid it.
Zatoichi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zatoichi moves out of range as Balas strikes.
Zatoichi connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balas misses with an uppercut. Zatoichi saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatoichi tries to keep at a distance but Balas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zatoichi digs a right hand underneath Balas's ribcage. Balas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Balas is trying to stall.
Zatoichi lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zatoichi scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Zatoichi.
Zatoichi jumps into guard, dragging Balas to the mat.
Zatoichi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Balas defends it easily.
Zatoichi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Balas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zatoichi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Balas frees his head nicely. Oh but Zatoichi has switched to an armbar! Balas is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). The Legend Zatoichi! The Legend Zatoichi retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath The Legend Zatoichi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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